Tag: JUSTIN MARR

  • MADE PURE

    Reflections on the Gospel of Mark “Who touched my garments?” Jesus’ voice rises over the chatter. A great hush falls over the crowd. Heads turn left and right, looking for the person in question. One of the disciples pipes up: “You see the crowd pressing against you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ” Slowly,…

  • HOT OR ICED?

    Reflections on Malachi Malachi preached to a nation that had forgotten how to worship appropriately; he urges them to wake up and renew a right relationship with the Lord. Do we need a similar reminder? Recently, our worship pastor led a mission team to an orphanage in Haiti. When he returned, he shared something profound:…

  • SHINING BY HIS POWER

    Reflections on Zephaniah “I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord (Zeph 1:2). Zephaniah has a bleak introduction. The prophet goes on to describe “the great day of the LORD” (Zeph 1:14), bringing with it “distress and anguish” and “trouble and ruin” (Zeph 1:15). In the midst of this…